This raise stands up the first Atlas-origin IPv6 prefix (one colo, one transit session, RPKI). Layer9i does not take customer payment until a third-party lookup shows that prefix. Sandbox commerce under Layer9i Inc is separate and charges no one.
Built
Working clients on macOS, iOS, Android, Windows (Windows in download-portal test); live exits; pairwise IDs and a published-key verifier, as described on Privacy & data; a recovery phrase with no company copy; rented egress with no retained account-to-address join.
Still gated
New-stack macOS end-to-end and blind-signature issuance are still open gates. Windows is in closed test, not store listing.
Will not do
Charge a customer until a third-party lookup shows Atlas-origin IPv6 on the wire.
Ask
YC post-money SAFE via Stripe Atlas. $400k–$750k, $6M–$8M post-money cap — one cage, cross-connect, and port, plus a v6 path and founder runway. Not a seed-scale team. Exact amount and cap are set in Stripe Atlas before any signed note.
First payer
Invited individuals on Presence. Independent relying parties come after the prefix is real — Atlas approves relying parties one at a time, which is too slow to be the wedge.
Team
Founder is a network and datacenter engineer who designed and operates the Atlas clients, mesh, and exits. Layer9i Inc is a Delaware C-corp formed via Stripe Atlas.